ZUM4891374: Nov. 11, 1953 - Much noice about the newalter that Passau: Among the spiritual circles of Passau a Vehement struggle arose about the Stephanus altar of the sulptor Joseph. Henselmann, the president of the Munich academie of arts. For seven years Prof. Henselmann worked at the altar. On August 12th the work had been first shown to the public. In the meantime Vehement critics about the expenses and the artificial quality had been heard. The costs for the altar are DM 450,000. Picture shows the high altar (left) and (right picture) prelate Dr. Eggersdorfer (left) together with Prof. Henselmann. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888753: Oct. 10, 1953 - End of the Khaki-age: From Nov. 1st the American soldiers in Germany may wear civil clothes during the are off duty. And now it is the question how to dress, thought all PX shops cared for to satisfy the 'civilrequirements' of the soldiers most of them prefer to buy in German shops / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888946: Oct. 10, 1953 - Pre-view of the motor show. The Buick - with T. V. rear mirror.: Photo shows view of the Buick Centurion which is fitted with a Television lens in the rear which shows the driver what is happening behind ~ a dashboard screen at the motor show pre view today, at Earls Court. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4888967: Oct. 10, 1953 - Nurses to join British Red Cross teams in Malaysian Re-settlement Villages; Two British Red Cross trained nurses, Miss Dora C. Whitehead, of Broadchalks, nr. Salisbury, Wilt and Miss Maureen Rance, of Catford, leave London next Monday to join the British Red Cross and eams working in the re-settlement villages in Malaya. They are the first Red Cross nurses, going overseas, to be issued with the new Red Cross uniform designed by Mr. Norman Hartnell / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4889064: Oct. 10, 1953 - Duke Of Gloucester Starts The Air Race: The Duke of Gloucester dropped a green flag at London Airport this afternoon, and the 12,000-mile air race to New Zealand began. Altogether eight planes are competing. The five machines in the high-speed section are all Canberra jet bombers, three piloted by R.A.F. crews, and two flown by members of the Royal Australian Air Force. But the three planes in the transport section - a B.E.A. Viscount, a K.L.M. Liftmaster and a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hastings, took off first. On board the K.L.M. plane - the first off - were 23 Dutch girls, some going to New Zealand to marry, and some, already married, to settle there / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4889497: Oct. 15, 1953 - Tamara Lees leaves for Rome - after Holiday. wears check suit.: Film star Tamara Lees, after holiday in London with her Italian film director husband, Fulvio Vergari, left Victoria this morning for Rome. During the last three years in Rome, she has appeared in 26 films sometimes making three at once / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4891564: Nov. 11, 1953 - White-way found guilty of towpath murder. Alfred Charles white-way was sentenced to death yesterday for one of the most brutal crimes in the history of the old Bailey - thud Eddington towpath murder of Barbara songhurst, aged 16. It took the jury of ten men and two women only three - quarters of an hour to find white-way guilty. phto shows Supt.Herbert Hannam (left), worked 17 hours a day on the towpath case, and analysed 1,650 written statements - and brought Hus man to trial. with him, on right, is Serge. Hudson, who in court backed his chief's account of white-way 'confession. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4891649: Nov. 11, 1953 - Society Wedding at St. Margaret's - Westminster,. Arabella Churchill - Bridesmaid.: The wedding took place this afternoon at St. Margaret's, Westminster of Lord Galway (23) of Bawtry, Torks, and the Hon. Teresa Fox - Strangways, 20 year old daughter of Lord and Lady Stavordale. The bride is grand-daughter of the present Lady Stavordale. The bride is grand-daughter of the present Lady Ilchester. The couple will spend their honeymoon in Tobago, British West Indies. There were seven child attendants including Arabella the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mr.s Randolph Churchill. The three pages wore uniforms as miniature Life Guards, the regiment to which Lord Galway belongs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4890380: Oct. 28, 1953 - Marquis De Cuevas Ballets At The Empire Theatre Jean Quick (Brazilian) as she will appear in a ballet scene of the” Grey Angel” (L'ange Gris) choreography from George Skibine, music from Desussy. The” Premiere” of this ballet will be given tomorrow night at the empire theatre Paris. / Bridgeman Images